As Prefuse 73, producer Scott Herren has carved a niche for himself in the sample-heavy realm of electronica. But as Savath & Savalas, he’s proved he can make more-organic music, too. On the second Savath & Savalas full-length, he plays everything from Cuban tres to flamenco guitar to harmonium and concertina; he also sings. The result is a gloriously glassy album brimming with Hispanic sounds and surfer-boy harmonies. Herren’s own vocals are majorly multi-tracked on “El Solitario,” which features a cascade of Spanish lyrics. Even when he puts other singers in the spotlight — that’s José González on “Estrellas de Dos Caras” — the effect is much the same. The misstep here is that it all sounds too safe — rarely does he deviate from the sweet, melodious splendor of previous S&S discs. Golden Pollen is still a welcome addition to Herren’s discography, but it’s hard to pick even one track that stands out.

Stockholm calling In “Young Folks,” the hipster hit by the Stockholm-based indie-pop trio Peter Bjorn and John, Peter Morén boasts that “we don’t care about the young folks.”

Recharged “We’re coming back onto the scene after a long period of uncertainty, with bandmates coming and going,” writes the Comic Book Super Heroes.

The long haul Plenty of musicians have been on the Portland music scene longer than Doug Cowan and Bullyclub.

Guest lists What small, private lists like this remind us is that big, honking institutional lists are largely fictions, mirages of a consensus that no longer exists, if it ever really did in the first place.

Blade runners You’ve perhaps heard the hipsterrific Swedish electro duo the Knife. But if they have their way, they’ll never hear you. Pointed pop: The bemused machinations of the Knife

Holiday, it would be so nice! The Museum of Fine Arts offers a full-out festive immersion approach to the impending holidays this year — a line of attack that, in keeping with the contemporary spirit of art, embraces performing arts, multimedia, and site-specific.